JOB SUMMARY

Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) is the nerve centre of the Naval Service. It supports operations around the globe and provides the ships, people, aircraft and equipment to deliver the UK’s defence policy.
In Navy Command, our civil servants work alongside their military colleagues in jobs that matter; jobs which often have a direct impact on the quality of the operational capabilities we deliver. Roles can offer great job satisfaction and there are many opportunities to develop and progress both within the Ministry of Defence and across the wider Civil Service.
The Submarine Directorate in Navy Command is responsible for all submarine in service capability and availability, including oversight of the Submarine Flotilla and Clyde Naval Base.
The Clyde Infrastructure Programme is responsible for the delivering “An integrated submarine operating base at Clyde, supporting a Submarine Force that is safe, secure, sustainable and resilient, and ready to excel in operations out to 2067”.
The Naval Base will undergo a Programme of extensive transformation to continue to deliver CASD and future Submarine classes and will require significant investment comprising of new build facilities and refurbishment to support current and future operations on HMNB Clyde over the next 45 years. The programme of work is part of Government Major Programmes & Projects and is considered a top 100 government programme. This is an exciting time to join the team, the delivery environment is both challenging and rewarding.
The Programme Manager role is key to supporting integrated and assured delivery of a complex and regulated Portfolio of Projects and Programmes.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

EXPERIENCE:

• Significant expertise and skill with leading and completing Papers and business cases at executive levels. SOC- OBC & FBC – business cases for Major Programmes.
• Knowledge and understanding of the government financial approvals process for large projects. Significant knowledge and experience of leading multi-million-pound programmes, ideally within infrastructure
• Schedule management.
• Risk, issues and opportunity management; Strategic understanding of schedule changes, conflicts and risks to the portfolio performance cost and time envelope as well as operational deliverability.
• Oversee programme level schedule analysis; escalate, report and convey schedule changes to key stakeholders
• Budgeting and cost management
• Stakeholder and communication management;
• Experience of operating at senior management level, directly engaging with the senior military customer, deputising for the DIO MPP programme directors, leading multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams to empower operational delivery

BENEFITS

Alongside your salary of £70,540, Ministry of Defence contributes £20,435 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

Open to UK nationals only.

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